No. 53 in Persian
کردند
"Did" or "they did."
In a sentence
آنها دیروز یک جشن برگزار کردند.
They organized a celebration yesterday.
Here, 'کردند' is used as the third-person plural past tense of the verb 'کردن', meaning 'to do or to perform'. It signifies an action completed in the past by a group.
دانشآموزان به کتابخانه رفتند و مطالعه کردند.
The students went to the library and studied.
In this sentence, 'کردند' forms the past tense of 'مطالعه کردند', meaning 'they studied'. It conveys an academic or intellectual activity done by the students.
پدر و مادرش برای او یک هدیه خریداری کردند.
His parents bought a gift for him.
The word 'کردند' complements 'خریداری', forming 'خریداری کردند', which translates to 'they bought'. It denotes a completed purchasing action by the parents.
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